(A) A person violating any provision of this chapter shall have committed a code or ordinance violation and is subject to a penalty, with each violation being a separate and distinct violation and subject to being penalized accordingly. The schedule of fines shall provide for an increasing fine for subsequent offenses.
(B) The schedule of fines is:
Animals running at large | First offense | $25 |
Second offense | $50 | |
Third offense | $100 | |
Nuisance animal violation | First offense | $200 |
Second offense | $500 | |
Third offense | $750 | |
All subsequent offenses | $1,000 | |
Vicious animal incident | First offense | $500 |
Second offense | $1,000 | |
Third offense | $1,500 | |
All subsequent offenses | $2,000 | |
(C) Any court of competent jurisdiction in the county shall be a court of proper venue and jurisdiction for the enforcement of this chapter. If the town has an Ordinance Violations Bureau, a violation may also be referred to the Ordinance Violations Bureau.
(D) All fines shall be paid at the Town Hall to the office of the Clerk-Treasurer.
(Ord. 2011-23, passed 12-13-2011; Ord. 2016-07, passed 2-23-2016; Ord. 2017-14, passed 7-11-2017
; Ord. 2019-03, passed 1-29-2019; Ord. 2020-01, passed 1-28-2020)